they beat the rays in baltimore. so the orioles and yankees now tied for first place atop the a.l. east. >> red sox are torrid. they're only 15 1/2 out. >> red sox september, my friend. >> you're enjoying this as much as winning. that's the sick thing. >> makes my year. >> makes me sick. >> you're 64-78 and really happy about it because you won last night. >>> the oakland a's have a better record than the yankees. coco crisp, insurance run, two-run double. a's beat the angels 6-5. a's have won five straight games. >> amazing. >> they lead the a.l. wild card race and now only three games back of the rangers in the a.l. west. what about the phillies, mike barnicle? >> hot. love the phillies. >> got rid of their whole team but up three runs already over the marlins. jimmy rollins crushes bun into the second deck. phillies win, 9-7, winning six games in a row. fire sale at the trade deadline. now just four games out of the wild card race. they're back of .500 for the first time since june the 4th. >> willie, can i bring up the a's, probably one of the three lowers in baseball better th